Re: Which RL school : Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:56 am  

It would appear that Horbury High school is becoming a hot bed of Rugby league players, the ones that spring to mind are

Darren Wilkinson
Matthew Murray
and more recently the Gledhills
there's a young promising player coming through the junior ranks at the moment called Jordan Crowther


in respect to the Gledhills it's amazing how one family can boost the numbers is it not Clan

Re: Which RL school : Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:58 am  

The Clan wrote:

Another Rugby League playing family off Lupset were the Dickens, Stuart playing at Featherstone and his dad Steve had a spell with Salford, apart from these two there are a number of others who played amateur for Westgate.

The Dickens lived in Flanshaw (admittedly almost Lupset). I remember playing rugby sometimes with Stuart, although he was a fair bit younger than myself. The family home (if the parents still live there) is on the same avenue as where my parents live.

BTW, Lee Whiteley who played for Fev also went to Becketts. He never made the heights of WTW but did play and score a try at Belle Vue when we beat them and confirmed their relegation.

Kieran Allen did get some first team appearances for Trin.

Re: Which RL school : Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:05 pm  

wildshot wrote:

The Dickens lived in Flanshaw (admittedly almost Lupset). I remember playing rugby sometimes with Stuart, although he was a fair bit younger than myself. The family home (if the parents still live there) is on the same avenue as where my parents live.

BTW, Lee Whiteley who played for Fev also went to Becketts. He never made the heights of WTW but did play and score a try at Belle Vue when we beat them and confirmed their relegation.

Kieran Allen did get some first team appearances for Trin.

The Dickens family also spent time living on Whinney Moor Avenue on Lupset, not disputing that they may also have lived in Flanshaw for a while as well.

Re: Which RL school : Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:07 pm  

wild one wrote:

in respect to the Gledhills it's amazing how one family can boost the numbers is it not Clan

It is and I failed to mention Robert Kelly who also went to Beckets.

Re: Which RL school : Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:10 pm  

The late Andy Wilkinson from Snapethorpe Rd on Lupset also played a handfull of games for Trinity.

Re: Which RL school : Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:12 pm  

Think asking which amateur club brought on these players is a better question as the clubs will have brought more skills out of the player than the schools.

Re: Which RL school : Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:19 pm  

Outwood grange - over 36 years since I left remember we didnt do much rugby as Mr Thompson (Il swipper you boy) was more into football.Mr Smith was into rugby as has been said and the odd game was played but that was it.

Re: Which RL school : Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:24 pm  

les-goose wrote:

Outwood grange - over 36 years since I left remember we didnt do much rugby as Mr Thompson (Il swipper you boy) was more into football.Mr Smith was into rugby as has been said and the odd game was played but that was it.

Get off the wed gwar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Which RL school : Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:53 pm  

The Clan wrote:

I think St Thomas a Becketts is out in front, Outwood (the sixth largest school in the UK) only started concentrating on Rugby League about ten years ago.

Off the top of my head STABs:
David Ward
Paul McDermott
Paul Kelly
Andy Kelly
Neil Kelly
Richard Kelly
Brian McDermott
Kieran Allen
Nick Fozzard

That's certainly not a finite list.
Incidentally, has any other school produced so many top flight coaches/international coaches.

Jason Golden to add to that list too.

Re: Which RL school : Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:19 pm  

kinleycat - wed gwar - forgot about that one